E1532: Hmong Textile, Apron Red-and-white checkered with deer embroidery.

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E1532

Classification Category:

3:Personal Artifacts ➞ Clothing ➞ Outerwear ➞ Apron

Materials:

fabric ➔ cloth ➔ cotton
fabric ➔ thread ➔ embroidery thread

Dimensions:

Source Locality:

Decorah, Iowa

Acquisition Date:

1970s

Description:

A red-and-white checkered apron, embroidered with two blue deer. Handcrafted by a Hmong woman named Bao Xiong for Marilyn Anderson in the 70s. The design, itself, isn't Hmong but based off of a Norweigan-American design from an apron Marilyn owned.

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